Brilliance Inside is expanding!

Brilliance Inside is expanding and I’m excited to share this with you.

A while back, Pete asked me: “When are people outside prison going to know the Mariette that the folks inside prison get to experience?”

We all, at times, need a gentle nudge to encourage us on our journey to brilliance.  Pete was inviting me to move into yet a higher, expanded – and more visible – version of myself.  I recognized the alignment within myself and stepped into this expansion.

With this expansion of self has come an expansion of Brilliance Inside.

In addition to the prison work you know well, Brilliance Inside has been bringing the transformational journey to brilliance to team leaders, entrepreneurs, retirees, empty nesters, moms, etc.

At its core, this expanded Brilliance Inside stays the same.  In all that I do, I stand for liberating our individual and collective brilliance – our essence, our spirit, our highest potential – so that we may (1) align with our purpose and have the greatest impact on our world and (2) move from incongruence and conflict to co-creation and harmony.

Over the past two years, I have mentored individuals to gain the clarity and confidence to finally create their hearts’ desires for work, home and life.  Successes such as the launch of a post-retirement nonprofit project, increased cohesion and collaboration on a work team and a new-found identity through divorce.

Typically, my clients struggle finding the way to bring their deep, burning desire to fruition without destroying the balance, relationships and existing success in their lives.  I guide them to resolve the tension between these seemingly opposing forces so they can have their greatest impact, in complete harmony with themselves and everyone around them.

This has always been what Brilliance Inside is all about.

When it comes to the prison work, nothing changes!

Donovan remains my laboratory for transformation, humanity and peace.  Every Tuesday, I spend eight hours inside Donovan, guiding our team members through our 9-month Brilliance curriculum on two different yards.  This curriculum creates a safe space to explore our brilliance and to journey through the seven ingredients of its liberation and expression.  The teams have also chosen to organize events, such as last November’s Ukraine support event.

Sharing this new development with you feels vulnerable and exciting all at once.  You have been incredibly loyal supporters for years.  I hope we continue to co-journey for many more years, as you continue to receive value through these monthly newsletters and if you ever choose to engage more deeply with your own journey of brilliance.  If it’s not obvious enough, nothing excites me more than this co-creation of brilliance.